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Hagia Sophia

By Lihrox on  From beautifulplaces4u.com
It is a former mosque and now a museum found in Istanbul, Turkey which served as the Greek Patriarchal cathedral of Constantinople, except between 1204 and 1261, when it was converted to a Roman Catholic cathedral under the Latin Patriarch of Constantinople of the Western Crusader established Latin Empire. The building was a mosque from 29 May 1453 until 1931, when it was secularized. It was opened as a museum on 1 February 1935. The Church was dedicated to the Logos, the second person of the...Read Full Story

Turkey may bar Greek Orthodox mass at Hagia Sophia

 From reuters.com
ISTANBUL ( Reuters ) - About 200 Greek Orthodox Christians want to travel to Istanbul to try to hold mass at the former basilica of Hagia Sophia , defying Turkish law that bars religious services in what is now a museum. A Turkish Foreign Ministry official said Ankara could stop the group from entering Turkey if they pose a security threat. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan 's government has lifted curbs on Christian worship at other sites under a EU -inspired drive to improve human rights. It...Read Full Story

Art Saturday: Hagia Sophia

By nelsonjs on  From seminal.firedoglake.com
This picture was taken by a friend of mine last week,, and is used with his permission One of the great places to visit in Istanbul, Turkey, is the Hagia Sophia , a wonderful domed cathedral that has served more than one religion. It is Byzantine, and one of the beauties of antiquity. Hagia Sophia (from the Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, "Holy Wisdom"; Latin: Sancta Sophia or Sancta Sapientia ; Turkish: Aya Sofya) is a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, and now a museum in Istanbul...Read Full Story

Hagia Sophia of Constantinople: Pure Delight

By zippyhealth on  From travelworth.com
Hagia Sophia of Constantinople is also known as the Church of Holy Wisdom. Hagia Sophia is a former church belonging to the Byzantine era. It served as an Ottoman mosque in the city of Istanbul. Hagia Sophia is presently a museum. It is considered as one of the fine monuments in the world. Presently, the original Hagia Sophia is completely destroyed. Constantine the Great undertook the construction of this monument in the fourth century. Constantine served as the first, Catholic emperor. He...Read Full Story

Hagia Sophia

By paroshep on  From parosparadise.blogspot.com
A brief background:  The original was built in 360 A.D., burned down twice and the current building was started in 532.  It was a mosque from 1452 to 1934 and opened as a museum in secular Istanbul, Turkey in 1935. Now the International Congregation of Agia Sophia, a US-based group founded in 2005 with the purpose of returning the building as a place of worship for all the world's Christians, is planning on holding a liturgy there on September 17, the Orthodox feast day for Saint Sophia...Read Full Story
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